"I'm sorry, Mr. Jackson. Perhaps I wasn't thinking right. I just thought that..." She didn't know what to say. She just felt as though she were in a fantasy.

"There's no need to apologize. I should be the one doing that instead," Christopher said with a sigh. "I thought there was something between us, but I might have made a mistake. I was a fool." "No," Sydney exclaimed.

A glint flashed past the depths of Christopher's eyes, but a look of despondence overtook him. "No? Do you mean that we..."

Sydney spoke too soon, realizing that she might have fallen into his trap. He was a scheming man, after all.

"Mr. Jackson, I meant that it's very normal for people to overthink things. It has nothing to do with you being foolish."

Her instincts warned her against getting too close to this man.

"Mr. Jackson, I have something to attend to and need to go. See you."

Sydney then turned to leave.

"Is that goodbye?" Christopher asked, looking at her retreating figure. "Or do you really mean that we will see each other again?"

Sydney stopped in her tracks, unsure of what to say in response to him.

have a good relationship with

forced a smile. "But

as she turned around. "Did you

ask about you. Your relationship with your husband doesn't seem as good as you put it to be. He was unfaithful to you in the past, didn't he?" Pain seared Sydney's heart at the thought of the past. "I'm sorry. I have to

hastily retreating

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drove all the

brought her back home to make it more convenient for her to take care

unaware of where she was and always asking to go home. Yet, when she was asked where her home was, she

composed herself before getting out of the car and entering

she

do? Let me go! Are

why would we bully you? Your health isn't in a good state, and you really shouldn't be running around. Sit down, won't you?" "How is my health not in a good state? I'm still fit and strong! Don't treat me as though I'm made of paper. I need to find Rose." "Grandma," Theodore said, "Rose is very busy right now with her studies. She doesn't have the time to come visit you." "How could that be? Can't she just

best to persuade Rebecca. However, she refused to listen

then, Sydney walked in.

when Sydney

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